galactocerebroside

noun

Any cerebroside in which the sugar component is galactose

OriginEnglish cerebroside ← Ancient Greek γάλακτ- (gálakt-) →
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Meanings

noungalactocerebroside (plural galactocerebrosides)

plural galactocerebrosides

  1. biochemistryAny cerebroside in which the sugar component is galactose

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Englishcerebroside
  5. Englishgalactocerebroside

From galacto- + cerebroside.

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APA

galactocerebroside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactocerebroside

MLA

“galactocerebroside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactocerebroside. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactocerebroside,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactocerebroside.

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